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it is ridiculous in america. that we don't have a cure for breast cancer. >> larry: thank you. >> when i was running for president, i had a motto we will cure breast cancer by the year 2015. we can do it if we set our sights to do it. >> larry: thanks both very much. elizabeth edwards and tommy thompson. we change gears. bill cosby next. thank you, guys. when she gives me that look. when at last we're alone. when we both decide. announcer: today, guys with erectile dysfunction can be ready with another dosing option from cialis. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. so relax and take your time. tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. don't drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backach
it is ridiculous in america. that we don't have a cure for breast cancer. >> larry: thank you. >> when i was running for president, i had a motto we will cure breast cancer by the year 2015. we can do it if we set our sights to do it. >> larry: thanks both very much. elizabeth edwards and tommy thompson. we change gears. bill cosby next. thank you, guys. when she gives me that look. when at last we're alone. when we both decide. announcer: today, guys with erectile dysfunction...
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it is ridiculous in america. that we don't have a cure for breast cancer. >> larry: thank you. >> when i was running for president, i had a motto we will cure breast cancer by the year 2015. we can do it if we set our sights to do it. >> larry: thanks both very much. elizabeth edwards and tommy thompson. we change gears. bill cosby next. thank you, guys. progress... it starts with more models than toyota or honda with an epa estimated 30 miles per gallon highway or better. next, it's a lineup of hybrids that fit the way you live, and one day, chevy volt, a car that can go up to 40 miles before it uses any gas at all. that's an american revolution. >>> these are our children. and we need no more cuts. we need help. >> larry: good news and bad news from the state of pennsylvania. good news, 50 state study of test results by the center on edge indication policy chose pennsylvania as the only state to see increases in student achievement in elementary, mid and high school from 2002 through 2008. the bad news. protrac
it is ridiculous in america. that we don't have a cure for breast cancer. >> larry: thank you. >> when i was running for president, i had a motto we will cure breast cancer by the year 2015. we can do it if we set our sights to do it. >> larry: thanks both very much. elizabeth edwards and tommy thompson. we change gears. bill cosby next. thank you, guys. progress... it starts with more models than toyota or honda with an epa estimated 30 miles per gallon highway or better....
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. >>> a new abc news washington post poll shows a change and where america stands on the war in afghanistan. poll numbers show the majority of americans do not believe the war is worth fighting and more people want a president to reduce the troops in afghanistan and instead of adding resources. cynne simpson has more on what this means. >> president obama has long said the war in afghanistan is a war worth fighting, but these days domestic issues like the economy and health care front and cente fighting in afghanistan is on the back burner. ask people about the war in afghanistan and response to shifting. >> as a vietnam veteran, i remember what it was like when we had an unpopular war. this is probably turning into that. >> it is an untenable situation, and i do not really know what the exit strategy will be. >> a new washington post, abc news poll shows the majority of americans now see the war in afghanistan as not worth fighting. le>> obama ran hard on finishing out the war in afghanistan hard, more troops, more money, all the things that we need. >> what ideas resonated with americans
. >>> a new abc news washington post poll shows a change and where america stands on the war in afghanistan. poll numbers show the majority of americans do not believe the war is worth fighting and more people want a president to reduce the troops in afghanistan and instead of adding resources. cynne simpson has more on what this means. >> president obama has long said the war in afghanistan is a war worth fighting, but these days domestic issues like the economy and health care...
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who is really representing america's most vulnerable patients? one group's answer in three minutes. >> leave us alone. that's all we would ask. would you leave us alone? they said it would never last. but it's been two months, and you're still going strong. glade lasting impressions. two fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh and exciting day after day. - and not just for 30 days. - ( inhales deeply, sighs ) but for 60. it's the longest-lasting plugins ever. get freshness that won't fade away for 60 days. ahhh! with plugins lasting impressions. and yes, it's glade. s.c. johnson, a family company. that's a-- tiny netbook. yeah, it's-- good-looking, lightweight. generally awesome. and you could just-- go online, video-chat with my cousin. this is un-- under $200. are you some kind of-- mind reader, visionary ? no, i have them. huh. the new lightweight hp mini netbook with windows and america's largest and most-reliable 3g network built in. only 199.99 with mobile broadband plans from 39.99 i am-- speechless, envious. wanna be me right now. ge
who is really representing america's most vulnerable patients? one group's answer in three minutes. >> leave us alone. that's all we would ask. would you leave us alone? they said it would never last. but it's been two months, and you're still going strong. glade lasting impressions. two fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh and exciting day after day. - and not just for 30 days. - ( inhales deeply, sighs ) but for 60. it's the longest-lasting plugins ever. get freshness that won't...
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she wrote three topics on healthcare in america and the legislation. when she was on my show, one of the things that impressed me so much was she has not only read the 1018 page legislation, she has read it twice. i said, you poor thing. she has read it twice. she was able to tell you pages where you find the treaty language that does, in fact, lead to socialized medicine and lead to rationing and leads to end of life counseling, and leads to destroying the health insurance industry, and on and on. that is another source i would highly recommend it to you so that you can be armed with the facts. one gentleman was asking about the town hall meetings coming up. find one but near you and attend in your congressional district. i spoke at the las vegas tea party last april 15. i have spoken at a number of key parties in atlanta and around atlanta. the administration and the liberals want to try to marginalize the people who are upset and frustrated. they want to try to marginalize folks for exercising their they want to ignore it. and the thing about trying
she wrote three topics on healthcare in america and the legislation. when she was on my show, one of the things that impressed me so much was she has not only read the 1018 page legislation, she has read it twice. i said, you poor thing. she has read it twice. she was able to tell you pages where you find the treaty language that does, in fact, lead to socialized medicine and lead to rationing and leads to end of life counseling, and leads to destroying the health insurance industry, and on and...
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these people do not want america to succeed. they would rather see our system go down than have a black president, someone with different political views, someone appointing people like sotomayor, hispanic people, women and others. and we have arrived at a point where enough is enough. so these people are hate mongers and distributing a kind of information on two levels. one the lies about the health care system requiring euthanasia and all this nonsense. but on another level as i say leaving a loaded gun on the table, calling our president hitler, spreading this rhetoric, spreading these lies. it isn't just a question of being bad journalists anymore. these are bad americans and they are putting all of us at risk. >> frank scheafer, author of "crazy for god" thank you very much for coming on the show. really appreciate your insight. >> thanks. >>> coming up next we recently hosted on this show democratic member of congress who was taking a particularly pugnacious but constructive call their bluff approach to the health care fig
these people do not want america to succeed. they would rather see our system go down than have a black president, someone with different political views, someone appointing people like sotomayor, hispanic people, women and others. and we have arrived at a point where enough is enough. so these people are hate mongers and distributing a kind of information on two levels. one the lies about the health care system requiring euthanasia and all this nonsense. but on another level as i say leaving a...
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most of it from america. mike is an environmental at activist. it's from the washington transit authority. >> yes. this is also a monitor. the onship label says property of the u.s. army. it says property of the united states government. then they have a state of connecticut mental health facility. >> reporter: and the environmental group greenpeace provided us with photo of what it says is e-waste bearing the label of the u.s. environmental protection agency. for almost every country in the world, it is illegal to send this kind of electronic waste to another country, but not the u.s. the u.s. is one of three nations that did not ratify a treaty banning the exportation of this e-waste. american e-waste is shipped overseas because it is cheaper than recycling it in the u.s. >> this is a pure cost situation. there's no nefarious masterminds trying to ruin the lives of people overseas. the reality is you can ship these goods on container ships for pennies. >> reporter: according to a general accounting office last year, harmful e-waste is flowing v
most of it from america. mike is an environmental at activist. it's from the washington transit authority. >> yes. this is also a monitor. the onship label says property of the u.s. army. it says property of the united states government. then they have a state of connecticut mental health facility. >> reporter: and the environmental group greenpeace provided us with photo of what it says is e-waste bearing the label of the u.s. environmental protection agency. for almost every...
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just two stops and we go across america. texas, smoke rising from a crowded flea market seen for miles. hundreds of shoppers evacuated after a fire breaks out in austin, the flames spreading quickly, more than 200 booths destroyed. the fire closing parts of a nearby highway as emergency crews responded to the scene and one firefighter treated for smoke inhalation, the cause is under investigation. nevada, this really stinks. a sewage line break wiping out a section after mountain highway near lake tahoe, crews patching up the 40-year-old pipe, but damage to the roads take longer to fix. the hazmat monitoring the local water supply. maine, a mother christening a warship named after her fallen son and a through american hero. in 2004 marine corporal jason dunham jumping on a live grenade in iraq, saved two fellow marines, died eight days later from his injuries. the naval secretary saying that act of bravery worthy of the momentum honor. >> we're congratulagratified to this shape takes the name of one of the most courageous in
just two stops and we go across america. texas, smoke rising from a crowded flea market seen for miles. hundreds of shoppers evacuated after a fire breaks out in austin, the flames spreading quickly, more than 200 booths destroyed. the fire closing parts of a nearby highway as emergency crews responded to the scene and one firefighter treated for smoke inhalation, the cause is under investigation. nevada, this really stinks. a sewage line break wiping out a section after mountain highway near...
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that is not an investment in america. it is not that i do g@@@@@ @ @ r but the difference is, when private enterprise fails, it choice to invest in thatmade the company and to those people that are leading the company, as it should. but when the government fails, it just goes back in your wallet and takes more from you. i am trying to limit that. i understand your concern and desire for a single payer system. but i disagree. when government gets involved in business, it does not do it more efficiently, or with less paperwork or fraud or waste. you can find a number of examples of companies that fit. but because i'm a republican, depending on me as a republican is not responsible, either. >> will you explain to me the nafta treaty? it says we trade with other countries. no, sir. it is a permanent treaty. >> the congressman over here was inside the vote on this. i thought it came up for renewal. >> that was in 1994 and the congressman has been now for quite a while. he has been out since 1998. >> was it concord, i like that
that is not an investment in america. it is not that i do g@@@@@ @ @ r but the difference is, when private enterprise fails, it choice to invest in thatmade the company and to those people that are leading the company, as it should. but when the government fails, it just goes back in your wallet and takes more from you. i am trying to limit that. i understand your concern and desire for a single payer system. but i disagree. when government gets involved in business, it does not do it more...
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the america i know and love is not one in which my farnts or my baby with down's syndrome will have to stand in front of obama's death panel so his bureaucrats can decide based on a subjective judgment of their level of productivity in society whether they're worthy of health care. such a system is down right evil. joe, nowhere is anybody talking about in the health reform plans anything close to what sarah palin is talking about. so why use that kind of language? why get people riled up by something that is not true? >> sarah palin is afraid for her own child and senior citizens. 1233 of the house bill called for a comparative effect and research money for comparative effectiveness research. that reform of comparative research reform says there is a -- let me fipish. it's the cost of treatment divided by the number of years that person has to benefit from that treatment. so somebody only has 15 years to benefit from the treatment as opposed to somebody who has 30 years to benefit from the treatment may be denied treatment. that is a scary thing. you have a longer period of time to liv
the america i know and love is not one in which my farnts or my baby with down's syndrome will have to stand in front of obama's death panel so his bureaucrats can decide based on a subjective judgment of their level of productivity in society whether they're worthy of health care. such a system is down right evil. joe, nowhere is anybody talking about in the health reform plans anything close to what sarah palin is talking about. so why use that kind of language? why get people riled up by...
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so i say play the home recovery through bank of america. david: so even though the bailout might not be good, you got to play what it is. >> aside from the fact i think the housing recovery is some time off yet. think bank of america doesn't have the -- does have the up side potential because they've reduce the their risk. they've unloaded $10 billion of unguaranteed mortgage-backed securities and replaced them with treasuries. david: you're going with a real estate firm from maryland. >> yeah. i like this company. if you ever wanted to buy a big box department store this company's for you, kimco. they have a nice stable dividend i think the commercial real estate market is on its way back. david: i've always wanted a strip mall. >> it's not bad if you want to play in that sector. but i think the commercial real estate market is in the first innings of its crisis. i would rather go for the residential. david: like toll brothers. >> yeah. they haven't perform as well as its peers but i think it's due to pop. >> i'm going with wall street, ch
so i say play the home recovery through bank of america. david: so even though the bailout might not be good, you got to play what it is. >> aside from the fact i think the housing recovery is some time off yet. think bank of america doesn't have the -- does have the up side potential because they've reduce the their risk. they've unloaded $10 billion of unguaranteed mortgage-backed securities and replaced them with treasuries. david: you're going with a real estate firm from maryland....
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. >>> good morning, america. >> good morning. saturday, august 1st. august already. it is going to be a memorable morning here at "gma" weekend because we are determined to get our names in the record book. >> yes, we are. >> our gamut, it involves a pineapple. that's all i'm going to say. if you ever -- if you ever wanted to etch your name into the -- keep them in suspense, right? >> that's right. very good teasing, kate snow. >> you want to etch your name in the record books, you can do it. there's a new website that's certifying bizarre and extreme world records. everybody get astro if i. >> sure. it really is. everybody gets a troph geranetion. ron, you'll be invold thwi the pineapple. >>> also, a tale out of wisconsin, about a man who was dating three women at the same time, while married. these three women got together and gave new definition to hell knows no furry. >>> you're going to meet shay, poky and tori. they are spending their summer at summer camp. they're going to change their t et asummer camp. we'll follow them as they make the changes in their live
. >>> good morning, america. >> good morning. saturday, august 1st. august already. it is going to be a memorable morning here at "gma" weekend because we are determined to get our names in the record book. >> yes, we are. >> our gamut, it involves a pineapple. that's all i'm going to say. if you ever -- if you ever wanted to etch your name into the -- keep them in suspense, right? >> that's right. very good teasing, kate snow. >> you want to...
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these are legitimate differences worthy of the real discussion america deserves. >> a gop leader says there should be a bipartisan solution to health care reform and the republican radio address, senator hatch agreed that every citizen should have affordable and quality health care and americans should disagree respectfully. >> nearly 85% of americans have coverage and they are really worried about what reform means for them. especially our seniors. and these concerns are move iin from kitchen table conerer sagss to town hall discussions. i am disappointed about the attempts to characterize the behavior of americans expressing their concerns as quote, un-american, unquote. i strongly encourage respectful debate. we should not be stifling the discussions. our great nation was founded on speaking our minds. families are voicing their concerns because they feel they are not being heard in washington and i am here to tell you that your voices are coming through and it is essential for all of you to be involved in this issue. >> if you want to know more about the debate, check out the spec
these are legitimate differences worthy of the real discussion america deserves. >> a gop leader says there should be a bipartisan solution to health care reform and the republican radio address, senator hatch agreed that every citizen should have affordable and quality health care and americans should disagree respectfully. >> nearly 85% of americans have coverage and they are really worried about what reform means for them. especially our seniors. and these concerns are move iin...
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america's battles overseas. the president in phoenix for the annual convention of the veterans of foreign wars. president obama stuck to his previous promises. get american troops out of iraq and win the war in afghanistan. that second promise coming with a warning. it's going to take a while. jennifer griffin works the pentagon for us. the president did not say whether he would send more troops to afghanistan. >> that's right. but he did promise difficult days ahead. here is what he said, shep. >> this will not be quick. nor easy. but we must never forget. this is not a war of choice. this is a war of necessity. those who attacked america on 9/11 are plotting to do so again again. >> but, again, no commitment of troops. shep. shepard: why is this troop issue such a political football for the president? >> well, mostly because his supporters on the left are very concerned about getting into any sort of quagmire. just last week defense secretary robert gates warned again about creating too large a footprint for u
america's battles overseas. the president in phoenix for the annual convention of the veterans of foreign wars. president obama stuck to his previous promises. get american troops out of iraq and win the war in afghanistan. that second promise coming with a warning. it's going to take a while. jennifer griffin works the pentagon for us. the president did not say whether he would send more troops to afghanistan. >> that's right. but he did promise difficult days ahead. here is what he...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] i would like to welcome the congressman here to whitehall -- sorry about that. we appreciate him here today and an opportunity to share our questions and our comments. if i may refer to the sheik your handed when you came in. -- referred to the cheesheet you were handed when you walked in. no posters or signs are present here in the building. everyone will respect each other. no disruptions while we are speaking. there will be no talking over each other. everyone -- i am sorry. those who wanted to speak did fill out the sheet when they came in. there is a lottery. my guess is that if you're able to be brief in your comments, probably more will be heard. just bear that in mind. there is a two-minute limit. there is a warning. when two minutes is up, someone will pinch me and i will say, time is up. thank you. >> i apologize. i know many of you will like the opportunity to speak today. we will not be able t
. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] i would like to welcome the congressman here to whitehall -- sorry about that. we appreciate him here today and an opportunity to share our questions and our comments. if i may refer to the sheik your handed when you came in. -- referred to the cheesheet you were handed when you walked in. no posters or signs are present here in the...
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she wrote three topics on healthcare in america and the legislation. when she was on my show, one of the things that impressed me so much was she has not only read the 1018 page legislation, she has read it twice. i said, you poor thing. she has read it twice. she was able to tell you pages where you find the treaty language that does, in fact, lead to socialized medicine and lead to rationing and leads to end of life counseling, and at town hall meetings all appear like they are a bunch of crazy people, it reminds me of what my grandfather used to say, "we are going to show you some crazy." because there are some people in this country who are crazy about liberty, crazy about freedom, and crazy about keeping this country moving in the right direction, not moving in a backward direction. that is what we are crazy about. [applause] and so, as you get into the discussion, whether it is healthcare or cap and tax or trade and kill, you need to arm yourself with the facts. then you will be on a much better -- in a much better position not to just counter th
she wrote three topics on healthcare in america and the legislation. when she was on my show, one of the things that impressed me so much was she has not only read the 1018 page legislation, she has read it twice. i said, you poor thing. she has read it twice. she was able to tell you pages where you find the treaty language that does, in fact, lead to socialized medicine and lead to rationing and leads to end of life counseling, and at town hall meetings all appear like they are a bunch of...
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the health care bill would report reportedly promote the euthanasia of america's elderly, one of the worst lies now taking hold, a corporate lobbying group americans for prosperity included a speaker among those disseminating the euthanasia lie before comparing democratic health care reform to some of the most des pottic regimes in world history. >> stalin in the 1920s issued about 20 million end of life orders. pol pot did it during the vietnam war. he issued about 2 million end of life orders. it's being done in africa today. adolph hitler issued 6 million end of life orders. he called his program the final solution. i kind of wonder what we're going to call ours. >> and i kind of wonder if you're a meth addict. time to call in our own jonathan alter senior editor at "newsweek" magazine. thanks for coming in hi, keith. >> that is one of the lies we didn't get to last night this absurd idea of euthanasia, forced euthanasia of the elderly under this proposed plan. today governor palin went in the opposite direction. her facebook page reads, the america i know and love is not one in w
the health care bill would report reportedly promote the euthanasia of america's elderly, one of the worst lies now taking hold, a corporate lobbying group americans for prosperity included a speaker among those disseminating the euthanasia lie before comparing democratic health care reform to some of the most des pottic regimes in world history. >> stalin in the 1920s issued about 20 million end of life orders. pol pot did it during the vietnam war. he issued about 2 million end of life...
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when america simply walked away once the votes withdraw. don't forget, there was a war under way in afghanistan at the time of 9/11. they were front lined active at that moment as the taliban were fighting other afghans. 9/11 obviously changed everything. the reason why the west is there is to answer a security threat being paved by the al qaeda organization in exporting terrorist attacks from its planning and strategic bases in afghanistan and in the tribal areas of pakistan. >> afghanistan has always been a country where it's a battleground of ideologies and unfortunately it's the after fan people who have to live through that battle. >> one narrative that i hear again and again, not only from afghans but also from pakistanis is, the abandonment they experienced after the withdrawal of the soviets and the withdrawal of u.s. aid to that region. after pumping in so much money and so many weapons, both of these super powers agreed to just stop, leaving huge numbers of armed militants, leaving a raging conflict, leaving millions and millions
when america simply walked away once the votes withdraw. don't forget, there was a war under way in afghanistan at the time of 9/11. they were front lined active at that moment as the taliban were fighting other afghans. 9/11 obviously changed everything. the reason why the west is there is to answer a security threat being paved by the al qaeda organization in exporting terrorist attacks from its planning and strategic bases in afghanistan and in the tribal areas of pakistan. >>...
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america all the works when america is working. when your face with competitors like china and india, you have to have a strategy for economic growth and development in a periodic and serious challenges. our argument is that we want that build a safe and prosperous future, we need to create the most productive, most creative, must entrepreneurialism, pro- market economy that runs on smart an effective economic regulation. let me be clear. i believe that if you set out and say what would maximize the number of law entrepreneurs in america, there are ways to do that. what would maximize the number of businesses created by small businesses, there are ways to do that. if you said, how can i have the most continuous process of innovation, we know how to do that. it just does not fit the political elite definition of the future, which is high tax, big bureaucracy, and politician- centered. long term, we won the budgetary reform legislation. more than a dozen bills introduced to establish entitlement and budget commission's, but it all th
america all the works when america is working. when your face with competitors like china and india, you have to have a strategy for economic growth and development in a periodic and serious challenges. our argument is that we want that build a safe and prosperous future, we need to create the most productive, most creative, must entrepreneurialism, pro- market economy that runs on smart an effective economic regulation. let me be clear. i believe that if you set out and say what would maximize...
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i think she would be more famous in america if her name was easier to pronounce than the way it is don't. it has this funny polish -- it's not funny and polish but it looks odd and english. it has this dell with a slash that is not like an al. she is to me just the most vicious of contemporary poets. she is witty, she is ironic, and yet there is such a course of feeling underneath it all. i don't think she has ever written a bad poem. i think all of her poems are great. and there aren't many poets of whom you can say that. all of her poems are really wonderful, all the ones are just really great. and with her, you feel such -- it's important that she is polish. you understand or. you feel such an engagement with the 20th century with world war ii, communism, with, you know, living in the aftermath of so much war and turmoil and trying to have kind of noble, feeling full, dignified, on an individual response to an era of tremendous pressure toward conformity and towards the violence of the things that don't fit in that are not acceptable. so i love her. >> how did you find her? >> well, s
i think she would be more famous in america if her name was easier to pronounce than the way it is don't. it has this funny polish -- it's not funny and polish but it looks odd and english. it has this dell with a slash that is not like an al. she is to me just the most vicious of contemporary poets. she is witty, she is ironic, and yet there is such a course of feeling underneath it all. i don't think she has ever written a bad poem. i think all of her poems are great. and there aren't many...
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debate, the reform could affect you and your loved one as well, check out our special health care in america website, cnn.com. the latest from the town hall forums, fact check, ireports. >>> health care isn't the only item on the president's agenda when he gets back to washington was on tuesday. he will discuss a range of issues with hosni mubarak, including the middle east peace process. fast forward to wednesday, the president is honoring 2008 nascar champ jimmie johnson at the white house. >>> it happened in a flash, a wedding with reception tent full of women and children reduced to a little more than ashes, all in three minutes. >>> in iran, another mass trial of people detained in the aftermath of the country's disputed presidential election this is in fact, the third round of these mass trials, among the defendants today, an iranian-canadian reporter for "newsweek" magazine, employees of the british and french paeb embassies and iranian scholar. more than the 1,000 people arrested following the presidential election in june. >>> also from iran, an unexpected move by president pack moo
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america is trying to bring them together so at least they operate under one umbrella in america. in britain we have gone further and made it one separate organization that of course is able to deal with individual institutions and end the self regulation that we had in the past. now that is something that you can build on, but that is the right model for the future. >> prime minister, i am a member of the treasurely select committee when you first appeared before it as chancellor, having made the bank of england independent, something you refused to discuss in the previous election. you have just announced this as a great success, but we have just witnessed the single greatest banking collapse since the 1930's, but the government has refused to contemplate to separate the high risk banking away from the other banking. can you explain to the satisfaction of the british people what measures you have now put in place, having had this disaster to stop it happening again? >> first of all, i was talking about inflation. there is no doubt that our inflation record compared with other co
america is trying to bring them together so at least they operate under one umbrella in america. in britain we have gone further and made it one separate organization that of course is able to deal with individual institutions and end the self regulation that we had in the past. now that is something that you can build on, but that is the right model for the future. >> prime minister, i am a member of the treasurely select committee when you first appeared before it as chancellor, having...
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perhaps that is part of our problem in america today. this is a very centrist nation that we have an. enthusiasm for so many of the issues really comes from the extremes. i like to think of myself as an enthusiastic moderate, but that is almost a contradiction in terms. host: what has the nra's reaction been to you? guest: their first reaction was that they would not comment on works of fiction, to which i quipped, i wonder if the internal revenue service or the federal election commission would be interested in learning that their returns are works of fiction. i do not think they are, but the leadership of nra cannot have it both ways. host: c-span did contact the nra. they did not return a request for comment. let's go to our first call. caller: good morning. i wanted to mention -- i'm 64 years old. in idaho, where i grew up, we went to the nra for safety training and all of that. i remember in those days that people who were involved in guns were not the same as they are now. the people who are interested in these things now are cover
perhaps that is part of our problem in america today. this is a very centrist nation that we have an. enthusiasm for so many of the issues really comes from the extremes. i like to think of myself as an enthusiastic moderate, but that is almost a contradiction in terms. host: what has the nra's reaction been to you? guest: their first reaction was that they would not comment on works of fiction, to which i quipped, i wonder if the internal revenue service or the federal election commission...
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no, no, no, don't look funny, whether obama for america or organizers for america has nothing to do with, never has had anything to do with what -- if you sign up for, through the white house.gov to receive e-mails and let's just -- the reason i interrupted you, because i wanted you to rephrase your question. without continuing to vie -- thinking we are violating the law. >> these people never, ever signed up for anything related, this white house -- and they've received e-mails from david axelrod. how could that be. >> julie: our next guest says there is an even bigger issue here than just spam e-mail and columnist for the new york daily news and fox news contributor michael goodwin joins us and thanks for talking to us about this and it is interesting and as you point out there may be and in send explanation about the e-mails and we don't know all the fact yet but what we do know is many americans, are receiving unsolicited e-mails and i got one today, sent by one of our viewers, "it's time for a reality check." and the e-mail came from david axelrod and what does it say that axelrod i
no, no, no, don't look funny, whether obama for america or organizers for america has nothing to do with, never has had anything to do with what -- if you sign up for, through the white house.gov to receive e-mails and let's just -- the reason i interrupted you, because i wanted you to rephrase your question. without continuing to vie -- thinking we are violating the law. >> these people never, ever signed up for anything related, this white house -- and they've received e-mails from...
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elections, we saw the same thing in iraq and also in different parts of the world, including latin america, there are forces that will come together to stop the election from happening. and that may very well be what we're seeing there in afghanistan right now. i understand and i want to ask you about this, i understand that yesterday you went to one of these election rallies. we've sheen in the past where these things can get very dangerous, they can turn on a dime. what was it like for you being in that crowd, how worried were you? and what did you do to protect yourself? >> when you go to these crowds in afghanistan, whether it's afghanistan or iraq, any war zone, like you've mentioned, you do have a sense of intimidation, you have a presidential candidate coming, there could be forms of attempt of assassination for these presidential candidates. and when we were there, you also have the spirit and the energy of the crowds. we had gentlemen climbing on fences, ripping the fences down just to get a closer look at one of the presidential candidates. we saw a stand carrying dozens of journ
elections, we saw the same thing in iraq and also in different parts of the world, including latin america, there are forces that will come together to stop the election from happening. and that may very well be what we're seeing there in afghanistan right now. i understand and i want to ask you about this, i understand that yesterday you went to one of these election rallies. we've sheen in the past where these things can get very dangerous, they can turn on a dime. what was it like for you...
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he was also involved in bank of america's controversial acquisition of merrill lynch. he later pushed for the something shally approved large bank bailout of last fall. the fed pumped an additional $2 trillion into the banking system to stablize it. and through it all, bernanke has kept interest rates at record lows. near zero. this morning the chairman spoke of his decision as he looked forward. >> we have been bold or deliberate as circumstances demanded. but our objective remains constant, to refor a more stable financial and economic environment in which opportunity can again flourish and in which americans' hard work and creativity can receive their proper rewards. >> reporter: last week bernanke gave a cautiously optimistic appraisal of that objective, telling a meeting of global banking officials that the u.s. economy is poised for growth. for a closer look at the fed and budget news, we turn to maya macguineas, president of the committee for a responsible federal budget and director of the fiscal policy program at the new america foundation, a non- partisan thi
he was also involved in bank of america's controversial acquisition of merrill lynch. he later pushed for the something shally approved large bank bailout of last fall. the fed pumped an additional $2 trillion into the banking system to stablize it. and through it all, bernanke has kept interest rates at record lows. near zero. this morning the chairman spoke of his decision as he looked forward. >> we have been bold or deliberate as circumstances demanded. but our objective remains...
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and that's a fox watch across america. >> fox across america is brought to you by verizon wireless. shepard: i'm shepard smith. you're on "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour. time for the touch the news. the white house trying to take control of the health care reform message. in the process, it's coming up against two very different pictures of what's going on across the country right now. there is the image from president obama's town hall on tuesday. an enthusiastic, polite crowd and a relatively calm question and answer session. compare that so some of the other scenes we have been showing you this week, this is video from senator in maryland yesterday. a lot of angry people there. from the white house perspective that is not a good image. today the white house press secretary robert gibbs said the rowdy town halls don't show an accurate picture of really what's happening in america. whether robert gibbs is right or wrong about that, it does seem the white house has had a very hard time trying to control the message. our senior white house correspondent major garrett i
and that's a fox watch across america. >> fox across america is brought to you by verizon wireless. shepard: i'm shepard smith. you're on "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour. time for the touch the news. the white house trying to take control of the health care reform message. in the process, it's coming up against two very different pictures of what's going on across the country right now. there is the image from president obama's town hall on tuesday. an...
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i know what america can achieve. i've seen it. i know what america can achieve. i've seen it. i've lived it. i'm a single mother with two kids, i work a lot. i come home tired. you do miss a lot. he dropped out for a whole month. sometimes i would talk to him and he wouldn't even turn around and look at me. i would just get frustrated because any way i would talk to him, it just doesn't go through his head. i didn't give up because there is always hope that they will snap out of it. announcer: give your teen the boost they need to graduate. call 1-877-for-a-kid or join us at boostup.org for tips and advice. woman driver impaled in the safe. matt has her story. >> for six weeks this, woman had her jaw wired s
i know what america can achieve. i've seen it. i know what america can achieve. i've seen it. i've lived it. i'm a single mother with two kids, i work a lot. i come home tired. you do miss a lot. he dropped out for a whole month. sometimes i would talk to him and he wouldn't even turn around and look at me. i would just get frustrated because any way i would talk to him, it just doesn't go through his head. i didn't give up because there is always hope that they will snap out of it. announcer:...
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it is not an ivy league school, but one new ranking says it is the number one college in america. we will take you there. i've been growing algae for 35 years. most people try to get rid of algae, and we're trying to grow it. the algae are very beautiful. they come in blue or red, golden, green. algae could be converted into biofuels... that we could someday run our cars on. in using algae to form biofuels, we're not competing with the food supply. and they absorb co2, so they help solve the greenhouse problem, as well. we're making a big commitment to finding out... just how much algae can help to meet... the fuel demands of the world. ♪ take me home ♪ take me home ♪ to my family ♪ ♪ i need to be surrounded by ♪ the ones who care for me
it is not an ivy league school, but one new ranking says it is the number one college in america. we will take you there. i've been growing algae for 35 years. most people try to get rid of algae, and we're trying to grow it. the algae are very beautiful. they come in blue or red, golden, green. algae could be converted into biofuels... that we could someday run our cars on. in using algae to form biofuels, we're not competing with the food supply. and they absorb co2, so they help solve the...
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i am very honored to welcome yet another amazing group of authors to the stage into bookexpo america in general. i know you are all hungry to hear what they have to say and i am sure the lunch is probably not satiating your appetite entirely so we will get them appear immediately, i want to thank their publishers and introduce them. you're host is ken auletta with the penguin press, lorri moore from knopf, daniel pink from paquin river had, and mary karr from harpercollins, and i would like to give all of those publishers a sincere round of applause as they allow these great office to come cso thank you to all the publishers. [applause] the all -- haven't done it is my repetition so thank you to all of the publishers. [laughter] the mike is yours. >> thank you. hi, it's nice to be here. my name is ken auletta and believe it or not they ask me to speak first about my book, but before i do that i thought i would tell you a true story, actually a publishing story. we was had eight literate candidate for president another one also from the state of illinois, as -- adlai stevenson. he was
i am very honored to welcome yet another amazing group of authors to the stage into bookexpo america in general. i know you are all hungry to hear what they have to say and i am sure the lunch is probably not satiating your appetite entirely so we will get them appear immediately, i want to thank their publishers and introduce them. you're host is ken auletta with the penguin press, lorri moore from knopf, daniel pink from paquin river had, and mary karr from harpercollins, and i would like to...
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the innovations i want for breast cancer in america and elizabeth wants for breast cancer in america will be short circuited. new kinds of innovations and medicines will be put on the back burner. there will be certainly a reduction of reimbursements. the private health insurance companies would more than likely have to be retracted and reduced. 90% of the people like their health insurance. that's going to be changed because when you put the government in and have a public plan in the government you're going to have a shifting and even obama says we're going to allow people to have their same health insurance. you can't because there is going to be a shift. a public plan is tantamount to having a partisan, democratic plan thai think is going to fail. >> elizabeth, why is the current operation, forget the pun, so deficient? >> well, i want to answer that but i would also like to respond. i think that what tommy is saying is, the governor is saying is that -- >> tommy, elizabeth. >> okay. thank you, tommy. that the mistaken kind of language we hear that a public option creates a gover
the innovations i want for breast cancer in america and elizabeth wants for breast cancer in america will be short circuited. new kinds of innovations and medicines will be put on the back burner. there will be certainly a reduction of reimbursements. the private health insurance companies would more than likely have to be retracted and reduced. 90% of the people like their health insurance. that's going to be changed because when you put the government in and have a public plan in the...
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dedicated to pomoting fiscal responsibility and adessing keeconomic challens facing america's future. >>> good evening. i'm daljitdhaliwal. he may not exactly be the rack obama ofjapan, but the man expected to come the ountry's next prime minister is talki aboushaking things up a way th japan has rarely seen. hatoyami will bring more leral politics andovernmentfter hisarty swept to power in yesterday's prliamentary eltions. and the wathat japan do buness with the unitestates and othe pows is also goi change. becae japan is on of americs most important allies, we will talk abou all of this in depth tonigh but first, we want to show you how it played out and the way it looked on television. japas version of electn night from abc in stralia. >> the democrat party of japan charged to ctory. in seisc shift in japanese politics, the center left position has broken the nservative stranglehold on power ending dades of virtual e-party rule. >>ranslator: the people are very angry with the conservative ruling party. i thank the pple who suorted us. we n need to fight and work hard. >> hungry for
dedicated to pomoting fiscal responsibility and adessing keeconomic challens facing america's future. >>> good evening. i'm daljitdhaliwal. he may not exactly be the rack obama ofjapan, but the man expected to come the ountry's next prime minister is talki aboushaking things up a way th japan has rarely seen. hatoyami will bring more leral politics andovernmentfter hisarty swept to power in yesterday's prliamentary eltions. and the wathat japan do buness with the unitestates and othe...
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so, the struggle foremocracy in america is ongoing. i think theresa is onto something very important. i'm not sure ralph nader is necessarily the best witness for the prosecution, precisely because he did such a brilliant and important job of holding regulatory agencies to account. when he was the g who was a national figure, fighting for those issues. and now that he is -- made himself a presidential candidate he has become unfortunately very in effect tulle in the most important work he has done. t, the -- absolutely, absolutely we need more democracy in america and won't get it until there is serious popular will for that. >> if youook closely at the 1968 election, george wallace got 13.5% of the vote, it was i a good thing for democracy. >> this is an excellent question and when i look ba, third parties in america, most frequently in our century, have been basically formed by southerners, hoping to hold the balance of power in the electoral college co they could basically broker who the president wouldet to be and were never succes
so, the struggle foremocracy in america is ongoing. i think theresa is onto something very important. i'm not sure ralph nader is necessarily the best witness for the prosecution, precisely because he did such a brilliant and important job of holding regulatory agencies to account. when he was the g who was a national figure, fighting for those issues. and now that he is -- made himself a presidential candidate he has become unfortunately very in effect tulle in the most important work he has...
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defense contractors and america's closest allies said the control system is cumbersome and needs reform to foster closer cooperation while keeping sensitive information out of the hands of the. hopeful the white house can find a way to strip controls that have had undue burdens while protecting critical technologies and systems. they have a white house working hard to that handle export. and selling fighter jets to brazil. that is the voice of american aerospace and defense industry. remy, welcome to the show. >> glad to be here. >> the administration helped resolve end use monitoring concerns that were a problem for the indian government. indian didn't want american inspectors investigating or following up and reviewing systems that it bought from america. and you had national security advisor, jim jones, undersecretary of state, as well as pentagon acquisition chief to go down to brazil to sell the f-18 to the brazilians. what does this tell us about this administration about selling arms export. >> it is a strong sign that this administration recognizes the need to have a comprehensi
defense contractors and america's closest allies said the control system is cumbersome and needs reform to foster closer cooperation while keeping sensitive information out of the hands of the. hopeful the white house can find a way to strip controls that have had undue burdens while protecting critical technologies and systems. they have a white house working hard to that handle export. and selling fighter jets to brazil. that is the voice of american aerospace and defense industry. remy,...
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the health-care debate, tonight, the angry in america. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- shepard: u.s. marines now on the move. they are looking to free a town from taliban forces. >> we are on the offensive. shepard: tonight, the video you will see only on fox. >> pushing back at to the health care town halls and why the aarp says they are not on board yet. the issues are so important, they are about the health of our parents, children, ourselves. across america, lawmakers have been holding town hall meetings to talk about to the health-care plan. they are trying to create a health care system for uninsured americans. a lot of people are fired up on this. we put people on location in colorado, california, maryland, iowa, new jersey. we have noticed something in common at many of these meetings, it seems that with passions and tempers running so high that issues are drowned out by debate. just because people are yelling, it does not mean that they are getting t
the health-care debate, tonight, the angry in america. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- shepard: u.s. marines now on the move. they are looking to free a town from taliban forces. >> we are on the offensive. shepard: tonight, the video you will see only on fox. >> pushing back at to the health care town halls and why the aarp says they are not on board yet. the issues are so important, they are about the...
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and that's a fox watch across america. the iphone, it can play your music, call your friends, and burst into flames, for real. there is an app for that. has yours blown up yet? plus never before seen images from a real tragedy at sea. they are coming up. i was in the grocery store when i had a heart attack. my daughter was with me. i took a bayer aspirin out of my purse and chewed it. my doctor said the bayer aspirin saved my life. please talk to your doctor about aspirin and your heart. i'm going to be grandma for a long time. how about beer-battered shrimp and chips... or one of our coastal soup and grilled shrimp salad combinations? eight dishes that fit into your lunch hour... starting at just $6.99. at red lobster. rrd d ou starting at just $6.99. naing onon ud r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . shepard: brand-new from the massacre at virginia tech, a year and a half before the gunman went on that shooting rampage across the campus,
and that's a fox watch across america. the iphone, it can play your music, call your friends, and burst into flames, for real. there is an app for that. has yours blown up yet? plus never before seen images from a real tragedy at sea. they are coming up. i was in the grocery store when i had a heart attack. my daughter was with me. i took a bayer aspirin out of my purse and chewed it. my doctor said the bayer aspirin saved my life. please talk to your doctor about aspirin and your heart. i'm...
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to all those who are idle in the cities and industries of america let us provide new hope for the dignity of useful work. democrats have always believed that a basic civil right of all americans is their right to earn their own way. the party of the people must always be the party of full employment. [applause] . [applause] to all those who work hard for a living wage let us provide new hope that the price of their employment shall not be an unsafe workplace and a death at an earlier age. to all those who inhabit our land from california to the new york island, from the redwood forest to the gulfstream waters, let us provide new hope that prosperity shall not be purchased by poisoning the air, the rivers and the natural resources that are the greatest gift of this continent. [applause] we must insist that our children and our grandchildren shall inherit a land which they can truly call america the beautiful. [applause] to all those who see the worth of their work and their savings taken by inflation, let us offer new hope for a stable economy. we must meet the pressures of the present by
to all those who are idle in the cities and industries of america let us provide new hope for the dignity of useful work. democrats have always believed that a basic civil right of all americans is their right to earn their own way. the party of the people must always be the party of full employment. [applause] . [applause] to all those who work hard for a living wage let us provide new hope that the price of their employment shall not be an unsafe workplace and a death at an earlier age. to...
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i want health reform in america. and the way to do that is look at the things that bring us together and we can reach a bipartisan thing and it is going to really help transform health care in america and health insurance. number one, let's have something to do and change the system from a disease system to a wellness system. let's do something about chronic illness. let's manage diseases. let's do something about the kinds of things like diabetes, like cancers, and so on that we can really impact and reduce the cost of health care and 75% of the cost goes into chronic illness and we can really change that by doing that. it can be done on a bipartisan. let's have the electronic medical records, both parties want that. that's another 10% to 15% we can take out of the cost, hold down health insurance and the premiums and still improve the system. let's do things about cessation of smoking. all of these things can be done on a bipartisan basis and we can fix the health care and we can reduce the costs and we can make it
i want health reform in america. and the way to do that is look at the things that bring us together and we can reach a bipartisan thing and it is going to really help transform health care in america and health insurance. number one, let's have something to do and change the system from a disease system to a wellness system. let's do something about chronic illness. let's manage diseases. let's do something about the kinds of things like diabetes, like cancers, and so on that we can really...
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. >> there is a mood in america of anger. with so many people unemployed and with so much bickering in washington. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers are trying to wrestle back control from local constituents using town halls to vent frustration. >> you and your cronies in the government do this kind of stuff all the time. >> reporter: signs say obama lies, grandma dies and portray the president as hitler. >> the president is now supporting genocide against the american people. >> it is an outrageous falsehood that there is anything like what you are talking about. >> reporter: dozens of town hall meetings are being held across the country today. one scheduled for here in new jersey had to be moved to a larger location to accommodate the overflow crowd. democrats have also set up a war room on captiol hill to help lawmakers handle questions from unhappy crowds. president obama is working the front lines, too with upcoming town halls out west. it san all-out assault. >> from what all the scare tactics out there what is truly sc
. >> there is a mood in america of anger. with so many people unemployed and with so much bickering in washington. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers are trying to wrestle back control from local constituents using town halls to vent frustration. >> you and your cronies in the government do this kind of stuff all the time. >> reporter: signs say obama lies, grandma dies and portray the president as hitler. >> the president is now supporting genocide against the...
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this is the united states of america. i hate that you have to say the words you are saying, but all we can do is try our best to get through these plans for you and your family. remember when i said. you are dramatizing what i said before. i am sure that if you had a choke this -- have a choice, he would rather have your family have health insurance than you have it. and i understand that. i get that. but i do not want you to have that choice. we are dealing with difficult forces. and when we talk about small businesses, about half of the folks are either the families or people who work for small businesses. they do not have insurance because the premiums are too high, the cost of insurance is going up faster than their paychecks. so you are talking about money coming directly out of your checks, and when you are being denied certain services, it is not unusual for people to call and say, you need to help me. man, they will not give me this, not that. and we've got to fight. we can do better than that. i think that is bas
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peters foundation dedicated to promoting fiscal responsility and addressing key economi challees facing america's future. >> good eving. i'm mart savidge. >>> five days aer scotland released the man convicted of mbing a panjetliner over lockerbie, scotld killing 270 people, the controversynd the outrage over helease a his welcome home in bya continu today. the is, as you can imagine, a great de of analys and dissecon of the decision going on i theritish pres. scotland is, after all, a pt of the uned kingdo was there a deal for the terrorist release where, we british oil intests in libya a fact? the fascinatinquestions that e not getting much attenti in this couny and thate will focus on in amoment. but first, british prime mister gordon brown, he spoke out for t first time today abt abdelbaset al. megrahi and s hoecoming. >> myhoughts are with the oughtings of the victims. and i was both angry d i was repulsed by the eception that a convicd bomber guilty of a huge terrorist cme turned a return to libya. and that brings tous tonights "lead foc." our britishpartner, itn's been looking britain's rel
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the abolitionists in america look to him and his example of how to get rid of slavery in the united states. almost anything i can read about wilberforce i try to get my hands on and the book i am in the middle of right now, the one i finished this summer, is a tremendous book about his life and how he brought people together to eliminate the slave trade in great britain. another book i am going to read this summer is the longest day, about that terribly long day when we invaded europe at normandy, that eventually led to the end of world war ii. a friend of mine recommended it to me and said it is just an amazing book. i am excited about meeting that. some recent books that i would recommend to people, one written by a navy seal about his experiences in afghanistan called the loans survivor. he is the lone survivor, one of the more remarkable stories of human courage, really is a tribute to the courage of his comrades who lost their lives in that time in afghanistan. it is a tremendous book. another great book that i just read not long ago called a great upheaval, fascinating in that it tal
the abolitionists in america look to him and his example of how to get rid of slavery in the united states. almost anything i can read about wilberforce i try to get my hands on and the book i am in the middle of right now, the one i finished this summer, is a tremendous book about his life and how he brought people together to eliminate the slave trade in great britain. another book i am going to read this summer is the longest day, about that terribly long day when we invaded europe at...
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he is a nior fellow at the new america foundation in shington, d.c. thanks f being with us. >> thank you for hing me. we've heard a lot tonight about w official corruptions impeding therug war in mexico and m wondering that why the mexican governme deployed tens of ousands of troops to fight drug cartels, and thens it working? >> it's one of the reans why there was a perceive depl the military, yes. the fact that a lot local police fces had been compromised and infiltrated which is recurring problem in mexico. i wouldn'tay it's only from corruption though. i think it's actlly a matter -- there was no other force t throw at the proem. mexico lacks a song muscular ti police force. so paly that the government was being outgunn. >> is it worki? >> there's a stalemate in place. it worked initially. a sort of shock-and-e element to having the army patrol the streets. buover time the cartels have adjusted to thnew reaty. and if you take say, srez in mexico lt month it was t deadlit month sincehe mexican revoluti in that city. so it'snot seen as a viable long
he is a nior fellow at the new america foundation in shington, d.c. thanks f being with us. >> thank you for hing me. we've heard a lot tonight about w official corruptions impeding therug war in mexico and m wondering that why the mexican governme deployed tens of ousands of troops to fight drug cartels, and thens it working? >> it's one of the reans why there was a perceive depl the military, yes. the fact that a lot local police fces had been compromised and infiltrated which is...
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finally, to "america the beautiful" ♪ america america god shed >> edward kennedy left his beloved boston for the last time and tonight he rejoins his brother, both brotrs at arlington national cemetery. tom? >> thank you, andrea. andrea, i'm curious about what impact his death and all these tributes to his ability to reach across partisan lines will have now in the short term in the congress of the united states on the house side and the senate side or the fact that he's gone, do you think, will revert to business as usual? >> i don't see how they can, after the powerful examples that have been taught and learned in the last few days. and i covered the senate when it was a very different place, covered senator kennedy, know some of the traditions. it has to be an important teaching moment. tom? >> all right. thanks very much. nbc's andrea mitchell. we'll have continuing coverage of the final day of senator edward moore kennedy, his last trip to the nation's capital now headed for arlington national cemetery in a moment. you've wanted to quit smoking so many times, but those days came and
finally, to "america the beautiful" ♪ america america god shed >> edward kennedy left his beloved boston for the last time and tonight he rejoins his brother, both brotrs at arlington national cemetery. tom? >> thank you, andrea. andrea, i'm curious about what impact his death and all these tributes to his ability to reach across partisan lines will have now in the short term in the congress of the united states on the house side and the senate side or the fact that he's...
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i have come here to america to raise my children. when i see these young americans being killed, it just bothers me. host: when did you come to the u.s.? caller: 24 years ago. host: thank you for the call. here is a picture of a marine from "the new york times." the headline is "drug chieftains tied to taliban. generals assert legality, a list of 50 to be caught or killed. 50 afghans believed to be drug traffickers with ties to the taliban have been placed on a pentagon target list to be captured or killed, reflecting a major shift in american counter narcotics strategy in afghanistan, according to a congressional study to be released this week. united states military commanders have told congress that they are convinced that the policy is legal under the military rules of engagement and international law. they also said that the move is an essential part of the new plan to disrupt the flow of drug money that is helping finance the taliban insurgency." what is next? that is our question this morning. next caller, good morning. caller
i have come here to america to raise my children. when i see these young americans being killed, it just bothers me. host: when did you come to the u.s.? caller: 24 years ago. host: thank you for the call. here is a picture of a marine from "the new york times." the headline is "drug chieftains tied to taliban. generals assert legality, a list of 50 to be caught or killed. 50 afghans believed to be drug traffickers with ties to the taliban have been placed on a pentagon target...